Cole and Smith, Criminal Justice in America (C&S)
 Reidel and Welch, Criminal Violence (R& W)
 Walker, Sense and Nonsense about Crime (W)

 3 exams (50%) Each exam is counted equally. See schedule for exam dates.
 1 Paper (50%)  Your grade for the paper is based on statement of the problem (5%), annotated bibliography (15%), draft (10%), and final paper (20%).

If you expect to be absent on an exam date, please see me to arrange an early testing date. If you miss an exam, contact me within 24 hours to discuss a make up. Make up exams are approved in exceptional circumstances.

Because this is a seminar, you will be involved in presenting your research project as it evolves, your responses to the readings, and other small assignments. Participation is tracked and is used to evaluate your progress through the course. For these reasons, attendance is important.

Course Outline, REading Assignments, testing and due dates

2 Introduction to the Course	For next week Read C&S ch 1, 2	prepare research article, question, method, findings for presentation in wk 2
3 CS System Overview What is a literture review?	For next week Read C&S ch 3	In-class Presentations, Question, method, findings Revise your presentation and turn it in wk 3; Prepare the question you intend to answer in your literature review.
4 Police and Policing What is an annotated Bibliography?	For next week, Read C&S chps  4,5,6	Turn in revised presentation In-class: Formulating the question and writing first item in the annotated bibliography. Write up your question and turn it in wk 4
5 Q & A re annotated bibliography	For next week read C& S chps,7-10	1 hour Exam: Essay exam, covering C&S 1-6; Turn in your statement of the problem (your question written out in declarative form).
6 Courts & Criminal Law Return exams and evaluate progress in course	Complete your readings for the annotated bibliography	In-class: Building a useful bibliography depends on the question you ask and the information you collect
7 Violence: The basics	For next week reach R&W chp 5,6,7	Turn in your annotated bibliography-minimum of 10 entries-books count as two entries; research articles as one.
8 Homicide, Aggravated Assault, & Robbery Return bibliographies and evaluate progress		1 hour exam: Essay exam covering C&S 7-10, R&W chps 1-7 (note chapters 1-4 are covered in lecture, but you should review these chapters)
9 return exams, evaluate progress in course	Individual Conferences	scheduled meetings during class hours
10evaluate progress in course	Individual Conferences	scheduled meetings during class hours
11 Evaluating Policy Issues	Walker Part I	Due date for turning in draft select the order of presentations
12 Conservative issues	Walker Part II: Get Tough	In-class: presentations of draft
13 middle ground issues	Walker Part III: middle ground (guns) R&W chp guns & violence	In-class: presentations of draft
14 Liberal issues	Walker Part IV: Liberal solution	In-class: presentations of draft
15 Making a bad situation worse	Walker Part V (drugs), VI R&W chp 12 alcohol, drugs, violence	final Paper is due in class
16 class evaluation	December 17th	Exam Walker, R& W chps, 11-12